waitressing

American  

[wey-truh-sing] / ˈweɪ trə sɪŋ /

noun

1. the occupation of a waitress.

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Etymology

Origin of waitressing

First recorded in 1935–40; waitress + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Also exempt: performing music, hairstyling, waitressing, personal training, pet-sitting and substitute teaching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

As they work out their divorce terms, Patricia is waitressing and staying at the family home, which she can't afford on her own.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024

I do know it was huge enough that I could cut down on my waitressing shifts, and I could actually shift to being coat check.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

After three sleepless nights worrying for her family in Maui, 21-year-old Kaleikaumaka Johnson still turns up for work - waitressing in Honolulu.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023

Three days later, when she was nineteen, Audrey was married—to Benjamin, a blond-haired farm boy she’d met waitressing in town.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover